Re: [tech]: engine swap- fuck this, i give up

[Gary Huff <scirocco86@home.com>]

Simmah down now :) Seriously, chill out drink a beer, blaze a doob, whatever it takes. I would start by taking the oil pan off and checking things out. I would take a day to relax before attacking it again too, too many times i've gotten frustrated, and was blinded by emotion not allowing me to think and reason enough while working. Is the sound RPM dependant? Describe it more. Also, don't give up, this will be a pretty sick little car once done...... 
	-Gary Huff

On Fri, Aug 03, 2001 at 03:51:48PM +0000, Michael Abatzis wrote:
> short version:
> 1.8 16v->2.0 16v swap, keeping my 1.8 head
> trouble mating 5sp tranny to new engine (auto)
> finally got that figured out, put everything back together fill the radiator 
> and trickle, trickle, as water comes leaking out of the (all together now) 
> busted water pump. fuck. change in my original. start it, and i hear a bad 
> metallic squeaking sound from the pass side. thought it might be a belt, 
> disconnected all belts, still there. timing belt tensioner? hmm. changed 
> that, still there. if i let the engine run, a disturbing plume of smoke 
> comes from the back of the engine somewhere pass side. the engine doesn't 
> sound quite right, sort of a deep knocking combined with the squeak. now i 
> cant tell where the squeak is coming from (flywheel/clutch? crank?). i'm 
> pissed, and i need this car by monday. i won't have time for months after 
> this. i think i may just bring it in to the shop and have them deal. wtf is 
> wrong with this thing? i can't even troubleshoot cuz i've messed with just 
> about everything in the last 2 weeks. highlights:
> new clutch/pp/seals
> new lifters/head gas./bolts etc.
> old head on new engine
> 
> so i don't know. i'm guessing the worst and thinking maybe i have a spun 
> bearing? if that's what it is, does the engine have to be removed to fix? i 
> bought the engine kind of blind, so i don't know how it works. thoughts?
> -michael
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